journalism

Sallyanne Atkinson - 00:19:39

Interview: 
Sallyanne Atkinson
Time: 
00:19:39

Sallyanne Atkinson reflects on the culture of the BCC when she was first elected and the challenges of being a woman in a male dominated environment. She states that she got greater press coverage and people were polite to women. She also describes the view that there were male and female policy areas.

Sallyanne Atkinson - 00:18:40

Interview: 
Sallyanne Atkinson
Time: 
00:18:40

Sallyanne Atkinson states that she doesn't think of herself as a politician. She discusses the similarities between journalism and her job on the BCC.

Sallyanne Atkinson - 00:06:02

Interview: 
Sallyanne Atkinson
Time: 
00:06:02

Sallyanne Atkinson discusses her time as a journalist, interrupting her career to start a family. She states that she stopped being a full-time journalist in 1964 but she has continued to write individual pieces.

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